On this joyous holiday, let's take a look at some Fool's Gold--AKA Pyrite. Last year, I had the opportunity to dig up some of my very own pyrite. I remember getting out of the truck and being dazzled by all the sparkly goodness on the ground just waiting for me to give it a good home. Pyrite is an iron sulfide that comes in a variety of shapes and structures such as cubes, discs, or crystal clusters (the kind I found). I loved being able to dig up something cool from the ground and making a finished piece of jewelry with it. There's a box of beauties that still need to be featured, but here is what I've made so far.

factoids

about me and my studio...

I’m a chick who likes to make stuff, so I started
ErinMichael.com to show and share my stuff. If you like something and think “Hey, I’m gonna buy this,” you should know you’re only encouraging me, and your hard-earned dollars will ultimately be invested in more tools and supplies and shiny things. It’s an endless cycle, but it keeps me off the street. I started with chainmaille, but I have an unbridled curiosity and short attention span, so tomorrow I could be adding monkey biscuits to the mix. Who knows... That’s the mysterious, fun, creamy nougat that life’s about.

After making chainmaille for about 4 years, I realized an anagram of my
name is CHAINMEILER. I'm taking some liberties on the spelling, but still
freaky, no?

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In my pursuit of making things, I wanted to share the chainmaille fun and have a place for tutorials and kits for others to make things. That’s how
the Can
You BeWeave It?
line was born. All the jump rings are cut by me, and I’m always working to add more handmade findings--earwires, clasps, links, and the like. My goal is to infect your subconscious with chainmaille patterns until it’s all you want to do. Did I mention the pretty colors? They like you and want to be your friend. Don’t make the
Can You BeWeave It? chainmaille kits cry and whimper from loneliness. It’s sad and annoying.
Order some today and show some jump rings that you really care.